Al Jazeera: Afghanistan violence soars amid US-Taliban talks: Watchdog
A record high of 8,204 attacks took place in the last quarter of 2019, according to the latest SIGAR report.
Violent attacks in Afghanistan jumped to record levels in the last quarter of 2019 compared with previous years, a US government watchdog has said, underscoring the 18-year-long conflict's continued toll on the country.
There were 8,204 attacks between October and December last year - up from 6,974 in the same period in 2018 - according to a report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released on Friday.
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WNU Editor: This is a sobering number .... 8,204 Taliban-led attacks between October and December last year - up from 6,974 in the same period in 2018. I guess this also explains why US Air strikes have increased in the past year .... Airstrikes on the rise as US pursues Afghan peace talks (AP).
More News On The Increase in Violence In Afghanistan
Afghanistan violence rises amid US-Taliban talks: watchdog -- AFP
Violence at record levels as Afghan forces decline amid U.S.-Taliban talks -- CGTN
Taliban-Led Attacks in Afghanistan Hit 10-Year High -- The Wall Street Journal
Violent attacks in Afghanistan war reach record levels despite US peace talks -- The Telegraph
Attacks in Afghanistan spike as US weighs troop drawdown -- CNN
ReplyDeleteThe Taliban will not keep any agreements they make. The other Afghans will continue to prey on each other as good muz-lumz do to a great extent, the well off will leave if they can since they will now have competition from the Talibans' corruption and the Taliban have the weaponry. The military, some units of which seem to be skilled, will give up as we will not be there to give them the edge they had. The Chinese will be the opportunists they always are.
I've seen some surprising photos of the capital. It is actually modern looking but will degrade to some extent.
The tourist office will have tours of how man lived centuries ago.
Interesting book I found and read a few years ago; The Story of My Life, an Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky. Farah Ahmedi with Tamim Ansary. Farah lives in America now. Most of her, that is. A limb was left in Afghanistan. Thanks to a rocket from other muz-lumz.
What are we doing there ? We are wasting blood, money and time! Great!
ReplyDeleteI have said leave Afghanistan and let Russia and China suffer.
ReplyDeleteI figure that the Taliban, Iranians, and Pakistanis would be a drain on those two powers. Or the Russians and Chinese would go scorched earth on the Taliban and defeat them. The Russians would have defeated the muj last time except for Iranian, Pakistani, Gulf State, Saudi, Indian, Chinese, British and American help.
But with what is happening in Western China, the Taliban can get no recruits or rear area action there. What the Chinese are doing to Uighurs, they can do to the Taliban.
The Taliban should make peace with the Americans before they meet the Chinese, but they are too arrogant. They won't.
Jac
ReplyDeleteAnd apparently, yet again, not learning from mistakes involving military incursions.
Bob Huntley the sodden B that waits until Operation Sea Lion lands on the beach to form the Home Guard.
ReplyDeleteMy point struck home, again.
ReplyDeleteYour a legend in your own mind Bob.
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